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 madly, nor to take thoe dangerous Leaps for the future.

Tom faithfully promied to obey her Commands; and after thanking her for her kind Compliance with his Requet, took his Leave, and departed highly charmed with his Succes.

Poor Sophia was charmed too; but in a very different Way. Her Senations, however, the Reader’s Heart (if he or he have any) will better repreent than I can, if I had as many Mouths as ever Poet wihed for, to eat, I uppoe, thoe many Dainties with he was o plentifully provided.

It was Mr. Wetern’s Cutom every Afternoon, as oon as he was drunk, to hear his Daughter play on the Harpichord: for he was a great Lover of Muic, and perhaps, had he lived in Town, might have paed for a Connoieur: for he always excepted againt the finet Compoitions of Mr. Handel. He never relihed any Muic but what was light and airy; and indeed his mot favourite Tunes, were Old Sir Simon the King, St. George he was for England, Bobbing Joan, and ome others.